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  Ciao, America!: An Italian Discovers the U.S.

  by Beppe Severgnini

  In the wry but affectionate tradition of Bill Bryson, Ciao, America! is a delightful look at America through the eyes of a fiercely funny guest — one of Italy’s favorite authors who spent a year in Washington, D.C. When Beppe Severgnini and his wife rented a creaky house in Georgetown they were determined to see if they could adapt to a full four seasons in a country obsessed with ice cubes, air-conditioning,... (more)
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  How to Read the Bible: The Old and New Testaments (2 Volumes in One)

  by Etienne Charpentier

  The Old and New Testaments, Two Volumes in One Excellent guide to the Bible places these historic sites and events within the grasp of any reader. With maps, tables, line drawings and cross-references. In any easy-to-use format. Maps and drawings throughout.
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  Greek: An Intensive Course

  by Hardy Hansen

  The two volumes contained in this revised second edition are designed for a two semester course at the introductory level in Greek language.
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  More Ghosts of Georgetown

  by Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger

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  Ghosts of Georgetown

  by Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger

  If you visit Pawleys Island, you may be greeted by a pair of friendly terriers frolicking at the edge of the ocean. If you find yourself at Wedgefield Plantation on a moonlit night, on the other hand, you may come face to face with a pistol-packing soldier amid the sound of hoofbeats and gunfire. You should feel neither welcomed nor threatened, however, for things are not always as they seem in Georgetown... (more)
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  Georgetown Mysteries and Legends

  by Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger

  Elizabeth Huntsinger Wolf, the author of two popular Low Country ghost-story collections, returns with a third volume of 18 stories. In this collection, Wolf moves beyond local haints and tells about eerie events and unsolved mysteries from the area. Included are stories about the captured mermaid whose storm ball caused an 1893 hurricane; a treasure buried along the Sampit River during the Civil War; the pirate... (more)
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  The Exorcist

  by William Peter Blatty

  The phenomenal bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture--newly re-released in a version you've never seen before!
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  Kissing in Manhattan

  by David Schickler

  Hilarious, sexy, and deeply tender, Kissing in Manhattan was one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Acclaimed author David Schickler’s collection of linked stories follows a troupe of love-hungry urbanites through a charmed metropolis and into the Preemption--a mythic Manhattan apartment building. The Preemption sets the stage for a romantic fantasy as exuberant, dark, and dazzling as the city it... (more)
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  Sweet and Vicious

  by David Schickler

  “Fascinating and hilarious,” “relentlessly clever,” and “truly haunting” are all phrases that have been used to describe David Schickler’s unique talent. And all apply to this brash, brilliant novel featuring two of the most memorable characters in contemporary fiction: Grace McGlone and Henry Dante. Sexy and willful, Grace McGlone is saving herself for the right man. When Henry Dante pulls into the small... (more)